Explorers
Black Smudge on Diary Page Reveals 1907 Arctic Expedition's Tragic End
New analysis suggests explorer Jørgen Brønlund spent his final hours trying—and failing—to light a petroleum burner
Why Bigfoot and the 'Abominable Snowman' Loom Large in the Human Imagination
In cultures around the world, folklore of a 'Wild Man' share a common narrative
Hawaiian Chief's Cloak and Helmet Repatriated After 241 Years
A New Zealand museum initially returned the artifacts, given to Captain James Cook in 1779, on a long-term loan in 2016
Native Americans and Polynesians Met Around 1200 A.D.
Genetic analysis of their modern descendants shows that people from the Pacific Islands and South America interacted long before Europeans arrived
Explore the World Virtually With These Rare, Centuries-Old Globes
Visitors can get up close and personal with augmented reality versions of historic globes recently digitized by the British Library
The Forgotten American Explorer Who Discovered Huge Parts of Antarctica
It’s been more than 180 years since Charles Wilkes voyaged to the Antarctic continent and his journey has never been more relevant
A Story of an Empire, Told Through Tea
The Met has revamped its British Galleries, drawing on luxurious artifacts to highlight the country's history of exploitation
Neil Armstrong’s Spacesuit Was Made by a Bra Manufacturer
This wearable spacecraft let humans take one giant leap away from Earth
Divers Recover More Than 350 Artifacts From the HMS 'Erebus' Shipwreck
The treasure trove could help answer questions about what happened during the disastrous Franklin Expedition
The True History of the Aeronauts Who Transformed Our View of the World Above
For early balloonists like James Glaisher, the sky was uncharted—and dangerous—territory
British Government ‘Expresses Regret’ for Māori Killed After James Cook’s Arrival in New Zealand
The statement comes as New Zealand prepares to grapple with the 250th anniversary of the first meetings between Captain Cook and the Māori
Did Francis Drake Really Land in California?
New research suggests that one of the state’s greatest historians had a hand in perpetrating an infamous hoax
Divers Get an Eerie First Look Inside the Arctic Shipwreck of the HMS Terror
Marine archaeologists exploring the 19th-century vessel could discover clues about what befell the sailors of the Franklin expedition
Why the Much-Publicized Mission to Find Amelia Earhart's Plane Is Likely to Come Up Empty
The explorer who discovered the 'Titanic' is searching for the lost aviator. A Smithsonian curator doesn’t think he’ll find it.
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A Deep Dive Into the Plans to Take Tourists to the 'Titanic'
For a handsome price, a daredevil inventor will bring you aboard his groundbreaking submarine to put eyes on most famous shipwreck of all
What You Didn't Know About the Apollo 11 Mission
From JFK's real motives to the Soviets' secret plot to land on the Moon at the same time, a new behind-the-scenes view of an unlikely triumph 50 years ago
Diary of Livingstone's Intrepid African Attendant Jacob Wainwright Digitized
He traveled with the Scottish missionary and explorer searching for the source of the Nile, and he's responsible for bringing his remains to Britain
Salvagers Accidentally Found the Netherlands' Oldest Shipwreck
Dated to around 1540, the ship carried a load of copper plate that was likely for the country's earliest copper coins
Nepalese Expedition Seeks to Find Out if an Earthquake Shrunk Mount Everest
Scientists and climbers have trained for three years to prepare to take various types of survey's from the summit of the world's highest peak
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